All Recipes
is the default selected category, which displays all of your recipes in alphabetical order. If you would like to change the selected category, simply click on a new category to highlight it.chicken, spinach
.Name
, Rating
, or Most Recent
.Command-N
.name
, difficulty
, servings
, prep time
, cook time
, total time
, source
, source URL
, categories
, and rating
.ingredients
and directions
text boxes will be expanded. If you would like to add a description
, notes
or nutritional info
, click on their respective headers (blue box with text) in order to reveal their text boxes.Photos
section to add multiple, high-resolution photos to the recipe. You can get to the Photos section by clicking the thumbnail image or the segmented control at the top. You can add and delete photos and edit the thumbnail, reorder photos by dragging, and rename photos by clicking the text field underneath the photo. Photos will display their names in the photo gallery and can be linked to from within recipe text using the name.Command-S
on the keyboard.Command-E
from the recipe screen.Trash
and be displayed in that section of your categories list. To permanently delete the recipe, go to the trash category on the main recipes view and click Empty Trash. To undo the deletion, right-click on the recipe and choose the Undo Delete
action. Only recipes go into the trash: all other items (meals, groceries, etc) are deleted immediately when you select them for deletion.Field | Description |
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Name | The name of the recipe. |
Difficulty | The difficulty of the recipe, from Easy to Hard. Custom values may also be entered. |
Servings | The number of servings this recipe makes. |
Prep Time | The amount of preparation time this recipe requires. |
Cook Time | The amount of cooking time this recipe requires. |
Total Time | The total amount of time this recipe requires. |
Rating | A star rating from 0 to 5 for this recipe. |
Categories | The categories this recipe belongs to. |
Source | Where this recipe came from. Grandma, Serious Eats, etc. |
Source URL | This is an optional field that records the original URL of the recipe if it came from a website. |
Description | A short introduction of the recipe, displayed above the directions. |
Notes | Any cooking notes you would like to include with the recipe. Displayed below the directions. |
Nutritional Info | Any nutritional information you would like to record for this recipe. Displayed below the ingredients. |
Ingredients | The ingredients required for this recipe. Note Create ingredient headings by ending them with a colon (e.g. Sauce: ). |
Directions | The directions for this recipe. |
Photos | An optional thumbnail and one or more higher-resolution images. You can select files from the filesystem or from the clipboard. |
description
, ingredients
, directions
, nutrition
and notes
fields.__
or **
. To use italics, surround words with _
or *
.recipe:
photo:
. A thumbnail will be displayed. You can click on the thumbnail to see the full size image in the photo gallery.source
will be highlighted in bold. You can click on the source
to load the original source URL in the browser.Action | Description |
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Add to Meal Planner | You can add a recipe to the meal planner using this button. Select the date and type of meal you would like to add this recipe to, and then press Save. |
Add to Grocery List | Add this recipe to the grocery list. You'll be asked to choose ingredients and grocery list first. |
Add to Favorites | Add this recipe to your favorites. Click the heart again to remove it from your favorites. |
Action | Description |
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Open Recipe in New Window | Allows you to open the recipe in a new window. This is useful if you want to copy and paste more info into a recipe while using the browser, or view several recipes at once. |
Duplicate | Makes a copy of the recipe and then enters edit mode. Good when trying out recipe variations. |
Print the contents of this recipe. | |
Under the Share submenu. Email recipients can import the recipe into their copy of Paprika by clicking the .paprikarecipes attachment. You can email to multiple recipients by separating the email addresses with commas. When emailing a single recipe, the recipe will also be displayed as text/HTML in the body of the email. | |
AirDrop | Under the Share submenu. AirDrop sends a paprikarecipes file to another device to allow the recipe to be imported into another copy of the app. |
Under the Share submenu. Shares the recipe name and photo on Twitter. (Only enabled if you have Twitter enabled in your System Preferences.) | |
Under the Share submenu. Shares the recipe name and photo on Facebook. (Only enabled if you have Facebook enabled in your System Preferences.) | |
iMessage | Under the Share submenu. Shares the recipe name and photo on Messages. |
Export | Under the Share submenu. Exports the recipe to HTML or to the paprikarecipes format. |
Pin Recipe | Pins the recipe to the sidebar. Recipe pins will be synced across devices (if the device is running version 3) |
Delete | Moves the recipe to the Trash category. |
Option | Description |
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Page Size | Allows you to change the page size of the printed recipe. Options available are: Full Page , Index Cards , and Index Cards Sheets . Index Cards will print to physical index cards, while Index Card Sheets is meant for printing several index cards on full page paper and then cutting them out. |
Orientation | Portrait (taller than wide) or Landscape (wider than tall). |
Font Size | Allows you to change the font size of the printed recipe. |
Card Size | Allows you to change the size of the index card. Options are given in inches. |
Page Margins | Allows you to adjust the printer margins. Measurements are given in inches. |
Card Margins | Allows you to adjust the inner margin of the index card. Measurements are given in inches. |
Two-Column Layout | If selected, ingredients and directions will print side by side. Otherwise everything prints in a single vertical column. |
Show Photo | Allows you to disable printing of the photo. Useful if you want to save ink. |
Full Size Photo | Whether or not the thumbnail should be printed full-size, or at a scaled size, to preserve ink. |
Show Info | Whether or not the recipe metadata, such as prep and cook times, should be printed. |
Show Notes | Whether or not the recipe notes should be printed. |
Show Nutrition | Whether or not the recipe nutritional information should be printed. |
Ingredients
heading.quantity unit ingredient
, i.e. 1 cup milk
. For best results, ensure your ingredients are entered in this format.Navigate Back | Press ESC . Also exits the photo gallery. |
Edit Recipe | Press Command-E . |
Save Recipe | Press Command-S from the edit screen. |
Alphabetize Categories
turned off in your settings, you can also drag and drop to rearrange the category order.Category | Description |
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All Recipes | Lists all of the recipes in your collection in alphabetical order. |
Most Recent | Sorts your recipes by the date they were added, with the most recent recipes near the top. |
Top Rated | Lists all of the recipes in order from highest star rating to lowest. |
Favorites | List all recipes that you have added to your favorites. |
Uncategorized | Lists all of the recipes that have not been assigned to a category. |
Trash | Lists all of the recipes that have been marked for deletion. They cannot be opened or edited. Emptying the trash will permanently delete these recipes. |